The Homo heidelbergensis’ social cohesion

Apparently, Homo heidelbergensis was presumably more intelligent than their predecessors. Members started using more advanced tools and even honed their hunting techniques. Some people also believe that they may have teamed up with one another to bring down larger animals, which suggested a degree of social cohesion. Remains of various animals such as horses, elephants, wild deer, rhinos, and hippos with butchery marks found on their bones have been discovered at sites where Homo heidelbergensis’ fossils lie, including a site in Schöningen, Germany.

However, despite the species’ various strengths, they still went extinct. It is important to note, though, that Homo heidelbergensis did not just disappear from the Earth without leaving evidence. In fact, an estimated 390,000 years ago, during the Middle Pleistocene era, several different species started to split off from this ancestor. From these ancestral branches, modern humans would eventually emerge.